Direct Flights from Houston to Edmonton
Nonstop service from IAH to YEG on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
United
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
1,854 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. Located about 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Calgary, the city anchors the northern end of what Statistics Canada defines as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor".
Top things to do in Edmonton
- Elk Island National Park is a national park in Alberta, Canada, that played an important part in the conservation of the plains bison. The park is administered by the Parks Canada Agency.
- The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is an art museum in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The museum occupies an 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) building at Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton.
- The Muttart Conservatory is a botanical garden in the North Saskatchewan River valley, across from the downtown core in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- St. Josaphat Cathedral is a Ukrainian Catholic cathedral in McCauley, Edmonton, Alberta, one of the best examples of Byzantine Rite church architecture in Canada.
- The Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) is a museum of human and natural history in Downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, located north of City Hall.
- Open to the public from the May long weekend to Labour Day, the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village is an open-air museum that uses costumed historical interpreters to recreate pioneer settlements in east central Alberta…
- William Hawrelak Park is a park in Edmonton, Alberta. Formerly known as Mayfair Park, it was initially going to be developed into a 500-lot subdivision; however, when the Strathcona Land Syndicate forfeited their taxes t…
- The Edmonton Valley Zoo is a zoo located in Edmonton, Alberta's river valley. The Edmonton Valley Zoo is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton and is open 364 days a year, closing only on Christmas.
- Miquelon Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in Alberta, Canada, about 65 kilometres southeast of the city of Edmonton. The park features several lakes, the largest of them being Miquelon Lake.
- St. John Cathedral, in Edmonton, is the throne of the Bishop of the Western Eparchy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada. The current bishop for the cathedral is Ilarion (Rudnyk).
- Nisku is a hamlet and an industrial/business park in Alberta, Canada, within Leduc County. It has an elevation of 705 metres (2,313 ft).
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Edmonton
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Edmonton is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–73°F.
- How long to stay
- Edmonton rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Elk Island National Park, Art Gallery of Alberta, and Muttart Conservatory and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Edmonton?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Edmonton (YEG) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Edmonton?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Edmonton (YEG).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Edmonton?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Houston to Edmonton.
- How far is Edmonton from Houston?
- Edmonton is about 1,854 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Edmonton?
- Popular things to do include Elk Island National Park, Art Gallery of Alberta, Muttart Conservatory, St. Joseph's Basilica (Edmonton), and more.
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